Storage ideas for small classroom

Learn how to maximize the space in your tiny room using these small classroom organization ideas for elementary teachers.

Haley Gayoski. Due Date: November 4, 2018. I like the idea of organizing supplies by group table numbers. By color coding the bin, students will be able to quickly grab their bin for their table. This will hold students responsible for the items in their bins such as scissors, pencils, glue sticks, etc. By having supplies readily available in the bins, students will not have to walk throughout the classroom, which might create disruptions/distractions.

Anyone who knows me knows how much I obsess over keeping things organized. I am by no means a Type A person, but organization is necessary for my sanity. My third year teaching, I started a new job at a charter school that rented its space from a church. The church uses our classrooms on Wednesday nights and Sundays, so we have to break down our rooms twice a week. This wasn’t too much of a challenge my first year there as I was in a big room with lots of storage space. The next year…

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Have you ever had to teach in a super small classroom? In my first year of teaching, that was exactly what happened. My very first classroom actually used to be a storage closet for PE equipment (not even joking) and was eventually expanded a bit so that it could be converted into a classroom. I only had six students that year (not joking about that either), so we had no trouble fitting in the space, and I also didn't have that much stuff because it was only my first year of teaching. Fast…

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